Des Moines Arts Events

Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, Return to Dust in Des Moines

Wells Fargo Arena 23 Sep 2025

Lake Street Dive, Lawrence in Des Moines

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park 10 Sep 2025

Join us at GalaxyCon Des Moines September 12-14 2025

Iowa Events Center 12 Sep 2025

Jonas Brothers in Des Moines

Casey's Center 5 Oct 2025

Randall King in Des Moines

Wooly's 7 Nov 2025

Austin Snell in Des Moines

Wooly's 26 Sep 2025

Between The Buried And Me, Hail The Sun, Delta Sleep in Des Moines

Wooly's 26 Oct 2025

Des Moines Official Halloween Bar Crawl

Des Moines 31 Oct 2025

Tophouse in Des Moines

Wooly's 20 Sep 2025

Jazz Vocalist Stella Cole - National Act!

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 18 Sep 2025

Beginner Watercolor painting--class full

Capitol Hill Christian Church 13 Sep 2025

American Aquarium in Des Moines

xBk Live 3 Oct 2025

Whitechapel, Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker, Disembodied Tyrant in Des Moines

Wooly's 26 Nov 2025

Cody Jinks, Tanner Usrey in Des Moines

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park 18 Sep 2025

The Official Halloween Bar Crawl (Fri & Sat) - Des Moines

Tonic on Court Avenue 31 Oct 2025

Yo-Yo Ma in Des Moines

Des Moines Civic Center 1 Nov 2025

Hayes Carll, Aaron Raitiere in Des Moines

Wooly's 15 Nov 2025

Kingdom Living Recovery Festival

Riverview Park, Des Moines 13 Sep 2025

SceneIt.us 2026 All About You Expo! Midwest Beauty & Fashion Show.

Des Monies, Iowa 23 Jan 2026

Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Return to Dust in Des Moines

Casey's Center 23 Sep 2025

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 13 Sep 2025

Proyecto Echoes Migrantxs Showcase

Stoner Theatre 4 Oct 2025

The Lacs in Des Moines

Wooly's 22 Nov 2025

Uncle Lucius in Des Moines

Wooly's 16 Sep 2025

Blind Date Abroad - A Craft Date Around the World

Glitter Factory DSM 12 Sep 2025

The Dangerous Summer in Des Moines

xBk Live 9 Oct 2025

Dehd in Des Moines

xBk Live 16 Sep 2025

WILLIS in Des Moines

Wooly's 1 Oct 2025

Archers, Of Virtue, Dead Eyes, Nerv in Des Moines

Wooly's 31 Oct 2025

Flirty in Iowa

Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown 15 Nov 2025

New City Poets Open Mic Night // FREE!

1163 24th St, Unit B Des Moines IA 50311 5 Sep 2025

Bienvenidos A Iowa - September First Friday

900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, IA 50309-1501, United States 5 Sep 2025

PeelingFlesh in Des Moines

Wooly's 22 Oct 2025

Meet the Poet - Richard Tillinghast

2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310 3 Sep 2025

Volunteer Build Day at Tallgrass for Blithe Spirit

2019 Grand Ave, Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50265 6 Sep 2025

Coming Out Day Community Picnic

Mickle Center, 1620 Pleasant Street, Des Moines 11 Oct 2025

Trey Kennedy

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 3 Oct 2025

Paint & Sip this Fall at Jasper Winery!

Jasper Winery 21 Sep 2025

Blue October in Des Moines

Hoyt Sherman Place 2 Nov 2025

Corrosion Of Conformity in Des Moines

Wooly's 6 Oct 2025

Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners, Field Medic in Des Moines

Wooly's 7 Oct 2025

Dinner with Renowned Artist Leon Keer at Event Space A

Event Space A 12 Oct 2025

Mr. Softheart / Anthony Worden / The Halloween Episode

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 6 Sep 2025

Mike Conrad w/ The Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 7 Nov 2025

The Toxhards

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 13 Nov 2025

Meet the Author - Shadley Grei

2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310 8 Sep 2025

Girl Named Tom

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 17 Oct 2025

Galaxy Con Des Moines

730 3rd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 12 Sep 2025

Vintage in the Valley October 4th from 10-5

Water Works Park 4 Oct 2025

Harvest & Handmade presented by Wellabe

2251 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50321 4 Oct 2025

The Nate Sparks Big Band

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 29 Nov 2025

Needle-Felted Pumpkin Workshop

900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, IA 50309-1501, United States 18 Sep 2025

Chris Webby in Des Moines

Wooly's 28 Oct 2025

Nate Smith Country in Des Moines

Casey's Center 19 Sep 2025

Blue October

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 1 Nov 2025

Madison Kolbet w/special guest Gemma Brice!

Plain Talk Books & Coffee 13 Sep 2025

Art Exhibit of the Afterlife

Merle Hay Mall 3 Oct 2025

Combo Workshop

Capitol Hill Christian Church 27 Sep 2025

ROR Reschedule

710 Corning Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50313 17 Oct 2025

Uptown Artist Market - Local Artist & Maker Pop-Up

1141 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50311 13 Sep 2025

Fly Me To The Moon: The Max Wellman Big Band Plays Sinatra & More

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 13 Sep 2025

Cat Loaf Cat Walk ‘25

The Little Book 13 Sep 2025

Dehd w/ Starcharm

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 16 Sep 2025

First Friday Featuring my.po

Mainframe Studios 5 Sep 2025

Open Audition for The Boxcar Children

2019 Grand Ave, Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50265 14 Sep 2025

All Natural Soap Making-Adults

1208 42nd Street, 50311 14 Sep 2025

Nurse Blake

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 19 Oct 2025

That 1 Guy

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 24 Oct 2025

Des Moines Nutcracker Auditions - Ballet Des Moines

655 Walnut Street, Suite 120, 50309 6 Sep 2025

Bored Teachers Comedy Tour

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 9 Oct 2025

2025 Fingerman Lecture: Jeffrey Gibson

Des Moines Art Center 25 Sep 2025

A Christmas Carol

Civic Center Stoner Theater 5 Dec 2025

Art Night with Art Is Rad at Smokey Row Coffee

Smokey Row Coffee House 7 Sep 2025

Black Jacket Symphony: AC/DC's Back In Black

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 14 Nov 2025

WWY 5k: no one walks alone

Water Works Park Back Loop 20 Sep 2025

Dee Dee Bridgewater at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 23 Oct 2025

Bright Star

831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312 19 Sep 2025

Ben Millett Hand Quilting in Art Center Galleries

Des Moines Art Center 14 Sep 2025

Stronger Together - YWRC Kick-Off Event

818 5th Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 8 Sep 2025

Steely Dane, the ultimate Steely Dan tribute at the Des Moines Performing Arts Center

Des Moines Performing Arts 23 Jan 2026

Disenchanted! The Hit Musical Comedy

Temple for Performing Arts 14 Oct 2025

Meet the Author - John T. Price

2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310 10 Oct 2025

Social Cinema and Sego

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 18 Oct 2025

Ten Components of Contemplative Action with Susie Tierney

St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church and Student Center 9 Nov 2025

Danae Hays

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 2 Oct 2025

Marketplace Film Premiere!

The Fleur Cinema & Cafe 18 Sep 2025

Theology on Tap: Queer Christians - Reclaiming the Bible

Des Moines Biergarten 6 Sep 2025

Emily Nenni

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 6 Oct 2025

Rainbow Scavenger Hunt

The Rose Garden, 4800 Grand Ave., Des Moines 13 Sep 2025

For Once In My Life: A Night Of Stevie, Luther, & More w/ Napoleon Douglas

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 26 Sep 2025

Parrot-Cards for a Cause 2025

Gameday 20 Sep 2025

Beginner Watercolor class

Capitol Hill Christian Church 15 Nov 2025

Carnival For Christ

814 School St, Des Moines, IA 20 Sep 2025

METROPOLIS with Live Score – Des Moines Film’s 10th Anniversary!

1207 25th St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50311 28 Sep 2025

2025 Peace Day International Festival

Mainframe Studios 21 Sep 2025

Des Moines Comic & Toy Show - Free Event Oct 25-26 Merle Hay Mall

Merle Hay Mall 25 Oct 2025

Iowa Author Awards Dinner

World Food Prize Hall of Laureates 9 Oct 2025

Goldpine and The Burney Sisters at XBK Des Moines

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 18 Nov 2025

Meet the Author - Joyce Rupp

2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310 14 Sep 2025

Team Tucker Do | Walk With You 5K

2201 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50321-1174, United States 20 Sep 2025